xviii, 869 pages : 24 cm +

Statistics for Engineers and Scientists stands out for its crystal clear presentation of applied statistics. Suitable for a one or two semester course, the book takes a practical approach to methods of statistical modeling and data analysis that are most often used in scientific work. Statistics for Engineers and Scientists features a unique approach highlighted by an engaging writing style that explains difficult concepts clearly, along with the use of contemporary real world data sets to help motivate students and show direct connections to industry and research. While focusing on practical applications of statistics, the text makes extensive use of examples to motivate fundamental concepts and to develop intuition

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Pentium PC; Windows 98/Me/2000/XP; or Macintosh PowerPC; Mac OS X 10.3

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references and index

Sampling and descriptive statistics -- Probability -- Propagation of error -- Commonly used distributions -- Confidence intervals -- Hypothesis testing -- Correlation and simple linear regression -- Multiple regression -- Factorial experiments -- Statistical quality control

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